Barbara Drake Collection

Series 1: Education Materials

Scope and Contents

This series contains primarily articles, books, curriculum guides, and craft instructions for children and adult education. The range of subjects include indigenous biographies, regional indigenous nations, plants and plant-based skills, and animals.

Box 10

Artifacts: mineral and rock specimens

Note

Barbara Drake labeled these items: "Rocks used by the Indians."

Box 2, Folder 27

Bats 1981-1986

Box 2, Folder 9

Bears 1981-1984

Box 2, Folder 10

Bears 1984-1996

Box 1, Folder 8

Biographies

Box 1, Folder 9

Biographies

Box 1, Folder 10

Biographies 1971-1974

Box 1, Folder 11

Biographies

Box 1, Folder 12

Biographies 1951-1989

Box 2, Folder 18

Bird eggs 1962-1978

Box 2, Folder 17

Birds 1978-1984

Box 2, Folder 20

Birds 1975-1978

Box 2, Folder 21

Birds

Box 2, Folder 7

Butterflies 1986-1996

Box 2, Folder 8

Butterflies 1976-2017

Box 1, Folder 17

California coast 1995-2000

Box 2, Folder 19

Chickens 1959-1979

Box 2, Folder 2

Corn 1978-1999

Box 1, Folder 4

Curriculum: astronomy and time 1970-1988

Box 2, Folder 23

Curriculum: humanities and social sciences 1987-1996

Box 2, Folder 24

Curriculum: humanities and social sciences 1985-2006

Box 2, Folder 25

Curriculum: humanities and social sciences 1986-1991

Box 1, Folder 1

Curriculum: mathematics and sciences 1980-1999

Box 1, Folder 2

Curriculum: mathematics and sciences 1974-1986

Box 1, Folder 3

Curriculum: music

Box 1, Folder 7

Curriculum: Southern California 1979-1987

Box 1, Folder 5

Curriculum: values and philosophies 1969-2017

Box 1, Folder 6

Curriculum: values and philosophies 1988-2014

Exhibit signage

Box 11, Folder 1

Exhibit signage

Notes

Folder contains two laminated ledger-sized sheets of paper laminated. One shows the cover of William McCawley's "The First Angelinos: the Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles," and is signed by McCawley dated May 1997. The second contains a photograph of Barbara Drake accompanied by four paragraphs of biographical information.

Folder Oversize 1

"Autumn Harvest" poster

Note

Plexiglass poster measuring 40 x 32 inches shows the various steps for harvesting acorns and preparing them for food.

Box 2, Folder 13

Frogs

Box 2, Folder 14

Frogs and toads

Box 2, Folder 1

Housing

Box 2, Folder 26

Housing

Box 2, Folder 6

Insects 1992-2002

Box 2, Folder 11

Mammals 1980-1989

Box 1, Folder 19

Northeast Nations

Box 1, Folder 13

Northwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 14

Northwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 15

Northwest Nations 1972 April-1977 April

Box 1, Folder 16

Northwest Nations 1975 January-1986 December

Box 2, Folder 22

Owls 1986-1987

Box 1, Folder 21

Plains and Mid-West Nations

Box 1, Folder 22

Plains and Mid-West Nations

Box 2, Folder 3

Plants

Box 1, Folder 26

Pueblo Tribe 1952-1974

Box 2, Folder 16

Snakes and lizards 1975-1980

Box 1, Folder 18

Southwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 20

Southwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 23

Southwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 24

Southwest Nations

Box 1, Folder 25

Southwest Nations

Box 2, Folder 4

Spiders

Box 2, Folder 5

Spiders 1959-1996

Box 2, Folder 15

Turtles and tortoises 1963-1987

Box 2, Folder 12

Whales 1980-1995

Box 2, Folder 28

Wolves 1981-1991

Series 2: Research Materials

Scope and Contents

This is a wide-ranging series containing the research files of Barbara Drake and includes postcards, newspapers, prints, illustrations, photographs, articles, and other printed ephemera. The range of subjects cover regional Indigenous nations, Tongva research, Indigenous skills, Indigenous ethnohistory, news clippings, ecology, and animals.

Box 3, Folder 1

Alaskan Nations 1983 February

Box 3, Folder 2

Alaskan Nations 1983 February-1985

Box 3, Folder 3

Alaskan Nations 1976 May-1983 March

Box 3, Folder 4

Anasazi - Apache 1979 June- 1997

Box 6, Folder 6

Animals: birds

Box 6, Folder 5

Animals: insects and reptiles

Box 6, Folder 4

Animals: mammals and marine animals

Box 4, Folder 27

Archaeology and distant history

Box 6, Folder 1

Archaeology and distant history

Box 6, Folder 2

Archaeology and distant history

Box 6, Folder 3

Archaeology and distant history

Box 4, Folder 24

Channel Islands, Catalina Island, and California islands history

Box 4, Folder 25

Channel Islands, Catalina Island, and California islands history

Box 4, Folder 26

Channel Islands, Catalina Island, and California islands history

Box 3, Folder 5

Chumash

Box 3, Folder 6

Chumash

Box 6, Folder 7

Ecology/flora: acorns and dogbane

Box 6, Folder 12

Ecology/flora: agriculture

Box 6, Folder 27

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based foods and ingredients

Box 6, Folder 28

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based foods and ingredients

Box 6, Folder 29

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based foods and ingredients

Box 8, Folder 1

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based foods and ingredients

Box 6, Folder 21

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 22

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 23

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 24

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 25

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 26

Ecology/flora: basic plant-based skills

Box 6, Folder 8

Ecology/flora: elderberry and oak

Box 6, Folder 10

Ecology/flora: gardening

Box 6, Folder 11

Ecology/flora: gardening

Box 6, Folder 16

Ecology/flora: medicinal plant uses

Box 6, Folder 17

Ecology/flora: medicinal plant uses

Box 6, Folder 18

Ecology/flora: medicinal plant uses

Box 6, Folder 19

Ecology/flora: medicinal plant uses

Box 6, Folder 20

Ecology/flora: medicinal plant uses

Box 6, Folder 9

Ecology/flora: pine, bark, and yucca

Box 5, Folder 13

Ecology/flora: plant-based food and ingredients

Box 6, Folder 13

Ecology/flora: vocabulary lists and references

Box 6, Folder 14

Ecology/flora: vocabulary lists and references

Box 6, Folder 15

Ecology/flora: vocabulary lists and references

Box 5, Folder 14

Ecology/geography: chaparral and coastal

Box 5, Folder 15

Ecology/geography: chaparral and grasslands

Box 5, Folder 16

Ecology/geography: chaparral and grasslands

Box 5, Folder 18

Ecology/geography: Claremont and Pitzer College

Box 5, Folder 19

Ecology/geography: mountains

Box 5, Folder 20

Ecology/geography: oak trees

Box 5, Folder 17

Ecology/geography: rivers and desert

Box 5, Folder 22

Food recipes: Indigenous recipes and ingredients

Box 5, Folder 23

Food recipes: Indigenous recipes and ingredients

Box 5, Folder 24

Food recipes: Indigenous recipes and ingredients

Box 5, Folder 25

Food recipes: Indigenous recipes and ingredients

Box 5, Folder 12

Homegardening

Box 3, Folder 7

Hopi - Iroquois

Box 4, Folder 7

Indigenous biographical material and literature

Box 5, Folder 2

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 5, Folder 3

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 5, Folder 4

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 5, Folder 5

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 5, Folder 6

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 5, Folder 7

Indigenous crafts, games, and activities

Box 4, Folder 22

Indigenous culture and customs: ceremonies, spirituality, and principles

Box 4, Folder 23

Indigenous culture and customs: utility and skills

Box 4, Folder 11

Indigenous ethnohistory: cosmology and astronomy

Box 4, Folder 15

Indigenous ethnohistory: cosmology and astronomy

Box 4, Folder 16

Indigenous ethnohistory: legends and geography

Box 4, Folder 17

Indigenous ethnohistory: legends and stories

Box 4, Folder 8

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 4, Folder 9

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 4, Folder 10

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 4, Folder 12

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 4, Folder 13

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 4, Folder 14

Indigenous ethnohistory: origins, manners and customs, and anthropology

Box 5, Folder 21

Indigenous ethnohistory: Tongva

Box 4, Folder 2

Indigenous hairstyles

Box 4, Folder 3

Indigenous manners and customs: animal tracking, hunting behavior

Box 4, Folder 4

Indigenous manners and customs: animal tracking, hunting behavior

Box 4, Folder 18

Indigenous music: "Form in Primitive Music" (Roberts, 1993)

Box 4, Folder 21

Indigenous music: instruments

Box 4, Folder 20

Indigenous music: lyrics

Box 4, Folder 19

Indigenous music: lyrics and musical history

Box 4, Folder 6

Indigenous trading customs: beads

Box 4, Folder 5

Indigenous trading customs: shells

Box 5, Folder 8

Language: pictographs and petrogylphs

Box 5, Folder 9

Language: translation

Box 3, Folder 8

Malki - Mojave

Box 4, Folder 1

Minerals and geology

Box 3, Folder 9

Mojave

Box 3, Folder 10

Mojave

Box 3, Folder 11

Navajo

Box 3, Folder 12

Navajo

Box 3, Folder 13

Navajo - Nez Perce

Box 5, Folder 1

Newsclippings

Box 5, Folder 10

Nonindigenous history

Box 5, Folder 11

Nonindigenous history

Box 3, Folder 14

Sioux

Box 3, Folder 22

Tongva culture and language

Box 3, Folder 23

Tongva culture and language

Box 3, Folder 24

Tongva culture and language

Box 3, Folder 25

Tongva culture, legends, literature, and music

Box 3, Folder 26

Tongva culture, legends, literature, and music

Box 3, Folder 27

Tongva culture, legends, literature, and music

Box 3, Folder 28

Tongva culture, legends, literature, and music

Box 3, Folder 17

Tongva history

Box 3, Folder 18

Tongva history

Box 3, Folder 19

Tongva history

Box 3, Folder 20

Tongva history

Box 3, Folder 21

Tongva history

Box 3, Folder 15

Tongva press coverage

Box 3, Folder 16

Tongva press coverage

Series 3: Personal Files

Scope and Contents

This series includes Barbara Drake's personal files which cover recipes, arts and crafts, legal documents, her personal projects, community events, projects and educational programming, and correspondence.

Box 7, Folder 7

Arts and crafts

Box 7, Folder 8

Arts and crafts: buttons

Box 7, Folder 9

Arts and crafts: buttons

Box 7, Folder 6

Arts and crafts: household

Box 7, Folder 10

Barbara Drake in the news

Box 7, Folder 15

Chia Cafe

Box 8, Folder 2